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11.09.05 -
The CALIPSO and CloudSat satellites will be placed in an environmentally-controlled canister and placed on a transporter for the trip to the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

02.09.05 -
The gaseous nitrogen regulator has been repaired, and the Reaction Control System is now being returned to Vandenberg Air Force Base for reinstallation on the Pegasus XL to be used to launch DART.

02.02.05 -
In the Orbital Sciences Corporation hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Reaction Control System (RCS) on the Pegasus launch vehicle has been depressurized and the leaking gaseous nitrogen regulator was removed.

01.26.05 -
In the Orbital Sciences Corporation hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., a leak was observed last week during testing of the gaseous nitrogen regulator associated with the Reaction Control System on the Pegasus launch vehicle for DART.